The Old Beebe Burying Ground
AKA Smith Cemetery
By Margaret Beebe Gee
The Old Beebe Burying Ground is located in the SW quarter of section 15 in Mantua Township, Monroe County, Iowa. Earliest burials date back to the late 1840’s, but it was in December 1861 when my great, great grandfather Jeremiah Beebe and his wife Fernetta signed the deed conveying the burial ground to the trustees of Mantua Township.
Jeremiah Beebe died in 1865 and in 1870 Fernetta Beebe married William Smith. As time went on, the burial ground became known as Smith Cemetery. In death records, which began in 1880, I find it recorded as both Beebe Cemetery and Smith Cemetery. It has also been referred to as Hynes Cemetery and Chidester Cemetery.
During the course of my research, I have discovered that the folks buried in the entire east half of the cemetery are descendants (or married to descendants) of Borden and Sybil Williams Beebe who are the parents of Jeremiah Beebe and Lora Beebe, wife of Philander Tyrrell. It seems appropriate to name this cemetery the Old Beebe Burying Ground.
The results of my research are being published here to help others. This should not be regarded as a primary source. It is not a reading of the cemetery headstones but an ongoing research project.
Much of my information came from death records, obituaries, cemetery headstones, other published records and family members. All information is open for discussion and corrections will be made if appropriate. More photographs, documents and obituaries will be added as they are found. Anyone wishing to contribute to, or discuss this material can contact me at Margaret Gee, 1603 – 118th Ave, Knoxville, IA 50138-8603.
| Surname | First/Middle | Maiden | Birth Date | Death Date | Archive | Marker | Additional Information |
| Ames | Alpheus Franklin | 11 Dec 1884 | 14-Dec-08 | Obit | Stone | s/o Tyrus Porter & Florence Miller Ames | |
| Ames | Florence O | Miller | 6 Oct 1857 | 2-Apr-15 | Stone | w/o Tyrus P Ames, d/o Alpheus & Clarissa Morgan Miller | |
| Ames | Tyrus Porter | 4 Jan 1854 | 20-May-04 | Stone | h/o Florence Miller | ||
| Barton | Emma A | Skinner | 1862 | 1923 | Stone | w/o Walter Charles | |
| Barton | Walter Charles | 19 Aug 1861 | 16-Jun-29 | Obit | Stone | h/o Emma A Skinner | |
| Baugher | Donald Eugene | 6-Jun-73 | 6-Jun-73 | Obit | Stone | s/o Ralph Donald & Barbara Jean Baugher | |
| Baugher | Gladys Julie | Cox | 12-Oct-08 | 13-Apr-91 | Obit | Stone | w/o Loney M Baugher, d/o Stephen Cox |
| Baugher | Jack Edgar | 22-Feb-39 | 22-Feb-39 | Obit | Stone | s/o Loney & Gladys Cox Baugher | |
| Baugher | Loney Manuel | 26 Dec 1897 | 17-Jul-66 | Obit | Stone | h/o Gladys Cox | |
| Beebe | Eli | 29 Jan 1855 | 14-Jun-42 | Obit | Stone | s/o Jeremiah & Fernetta Chidester Beebe | |
| Beebe | Elizabeth Duera | Davis | 17 May 1858 | 24-Oct-15 | Obit | Stone | w/o John, d/o James & Elizabeth Rogers Davis |
| Beebe | Fernetta | Chidester | 12 Sep 1834 | 1 Aug 1898 | Correction | Stone | w/o Jeremiah, m:(2) Wm Smith, d/o John & Sarah Chidester |
| Beebe | Jeremiah | 11 Nov 1806 | 1 Sep 1865 | Grp Sheet | Stone | s/o Borden & Sybil Williams Beebe, b: New York | |
| Beebe | John | 15 Oct 1856 | 6-Jan-37 | Obit | Stone | s/o Jeremiah & Fernetta Chidester Beebe | |
| Beebe | Mary Margaret | Eikenberry | 22 Jan 1857 | 13-Jul-10 | Obit | Stone | 1st w/o Eli Beebe |
| Boomer | Jo Etta G | Simmons | 14-Dec-57 | 17-May-02 | Obit | Yes | |
| Bristow | James W | 16-Apr-00 | 16-Aug-01 | No | Bk 1, p. 2. Death records | ||
| Carlton | Charles Monroe | 2 Jun 1881 | 24 Mar 1883 | Stone | s/o Lawson B & Eliza Miller Carlton | ||
| Carlton | David Clark | 17 Feb 1865 | 28-Jul-42 | Stone | s/o Lawson B & Eliza Miller Carlton | ||
| Carlton | Eliza Adelia | Miller | 22 Aug 1843 | 13-Feb-25 | Obit | Stone | d/o Apheus & Clarissa Miller |
| Carlton | Kate M | Roberts | 1866 | 31-May-38 | Stone | d/o John & Emeline Valentine Roberts | |
| Carlton | Lawson Bradley | 15 Sep 1841 | 8-Feb-21 | Obit | Stone | Co H. 1st IA Cav. Civil War | |
| Chedister | Mary E | Tyrrel | 20 Feb 1844 | 2-Jan-16 | Obit | Stone | m:(1) Wm Gibson, (2) Chedister, d/o P & S Tyrrel |
| Clifton | Eliza | 1824 | 1908 | Stone | |||
| Clifton | John | 1824 | 28-Jan-06 | Stone | Death date from index at State Hist Library | ||
| Coon | Cora Amelia | Tyrrel | 12 Mar 1868 | 11-May-55 | Stone | m: (1) John W Newman, (2) Joseph Coon, d/o Isaac Tyrrel | |
| Coon | Joseph B | 10 Dec 1855 | 1-Nov-35 | Obit | Stone | h/o Cora Amelia Tyrrel | |
| Cooper | Hettie M | Henderson | 17 Jul 1871 | 1-May-01 | Stone | w/o Lee Cooper, Death Rec Bk 1 says Hettie Henderson | |
| Cox | Eugene | 1927 | No | Cemetery Map | |||
| Cox | John | abt 1902 | 15-Dec-06 | No | Cem Map Monroe Co. Death Rec. Bk. 2A, s/o S R Cox | ||
| Cox | Robert | 1906 | No | Cemetery Map | |||
| Cox | Rosa Ellen | Parks | 6 Mar 1882 | 4-Feb-51 | Obit | Stone | d/o Frank & Sarah Edwards Parks |
| Cox | Ruby | 1918 | No | Cemetery Map | |||
| Cox | Stephen Richard | 1881 | 1962 | Stone | Spanish War Vet | ||
| Derby | Mary Ann | Steele | 29 Apr 1836 | 9-May-03 | No | w/o John Derby, Death rec Bk 1,p.16, Smith Cem Wapello Co?? | |
| DeRoss | Conrad William | 20 Jul 1836 | 16-Sep-22 | G.A.R. | Yes | Co. H. 150 PA Vol. Inf. Civil War. | |
| DeRoss | Dora | Kirkendall | 22 Feb 1884 | 2-Jul-66 | Obit | Yes | w/o Henry, Williams Fun Marker ( Knoxville) |
| DeRoss | Henry Oliver | 9 Oct 1874 | 5-Jul-34 | Yes | s/o Conrad & Sarah, Williams Fun Marker (Knoxville) | ||
| DeRoss | Sarah Elizabeth | Prall | 7 Jun 1842 | 28-Dec-22 | Yes | d/o John & Phoebe Smith Prall | |
| Devine | Mike | 6-Mar-12 | No | Monroe Co Death Records, Book 2A, p. 320 | |||
| Dray | Delpha Irene | Miller | 1883 | 1927 | Stone | d/o Albert J & Lida Roberts Miller | |
| Dray | Thomas Fredrick | 1881 | 1957 | Stone | h/o Delpha, Marker in excellent condition | ||
| Enix | Emma | Jones | abt 1837 | 12-Mar-08 | No | d/o Wm. Jones. Informant Olie Enix, Book 2A, p. 123 | |
| Foreman | Mary | Medlam | 1814 | 28-Jan-18 | Yes | Monroe Co Death Records, Book 2B, p 215 | |
| Gibson | Barbara Ann | Martin | 21 Jan 1866 | 5-Aug-47 | Obit | Stone | w/o Jesse Newton Gibson |
| Gibson | Edward F | 7 Mar 1868 | 10 Apr 1899 | Obit | Yes | ||
| Gibson | Goldie R | 23 Nov 1893 | 11-Feb-20 | Obit | Stone | d/o J S & R D | |
| Gibson | Jane | 20 May 1844 | Yes | W.P.A. says w/o Smith Judson who died 20 Aug 1849 | |||
| Gibson | Jesse Newton | 18 Mar 1866 | 16-Feb-35 | Obit | Stone | h/o Barbara Martin, s/o Wm & Mary Tyrrel Gibson | |
| Gibson | Lena May | 28 Sep 1891 | 17-Jun-02 | Obit | Stone | d/o Jesse and Barbara Martin Gibson | |
| Gibson | William W | 25 Apr 1870 | 26-Feb-47 | Obit | Stone | s/o Mary Tyrrel and William Gibson | |
| Graham | Albert | Feb 1886 | Yes | Marker Broken | |||
| Harper | William | 10 May 1890 | 2-May-15 | Obit | No | h/o Hazel Ames, Death Rec Bk 2B, p.48 | |
| Henderson | Isabel | 9 Jun 1869 | 9 Oct 1870 | Yes | d/o J H & I | ||
| Henderson | Isabella | 28 Dec 1841 | 23-Nov-37 | Obit | Yes | Born near Newton Stewart, Ireland | |
| Henderson | Mary Clarissa | Parry | 26 Apr 1877 | 2-Feb-22 | Obit | Stone | w/o Robert Henderson, d/o James & Salina Parry |
| Henderson | Robert | 24 Apr 1874 | 29-May-10 | Obit | Stone | Albia Union, 31 May 1910 | |
| Henderson | William S | 18 Jul 1861 | 9-May-42 | Obit | Stone | ||
| Hoskins | Alvin Leroy | 1 Dec 1873 | 18 Jun 1875 | Stone | s/o Patterson L & Ellen Hoskins | ||
| Howran | John | 30 Jul 1881 | No | Information from Death Records | |||
| Johnston | (Male) | 23 Nov 1884 | No | Monroe County death records, unmarked grave | |||
| Judson | Gershom | abt 1772 | 25 May 1848 | Stone | Marker is lying flat on ground | ||
| Judson | Jane | Gibson? | Stone | w/o S Judson, Name spelled Gudson on stone | |||
| Lingrin | (Male) | abt Dec 1881 | 14 Aug 1882 | No | Death Rec Bk 1, p. 282, s/o Christine & Charles Lingrin | ||
| Long | Alta B | abt Apr 1905 | 20-Feb-07 | No | d/o Charles & Ain Allison Long, Bk 2-A, p 50, Death Rec 1y,10m | ||
| Long | Fern Matilda | 19-Mar-00 | Obit | No | d/o Charles Long, Obit Albia Republican March 29, 1900 | ||
| Long | Nancy | Miller | 23 Mar 1859 | 16 Mar 1886 | Stone | w/o John Long, d/o Lewis & Betsy Tyrrel Miller | |
| Long | Thomas | 2-Apr-27 | No | h/o Hattie Bates, Death Records | |||
| Loyd | Lucy Ann | 27 Mar 1859 | 28 Apr 1859 | Stone | d/o Wm. W. & N. E | ||
| Martin | Margaret Lucretia | Hoskins | 22 May 1839 | 13-Feb-08 | Obit | Yes | d/o Alvin & Lucy Hoskins Bk 2A, p 118 MC Death Rec, m:2nd Benjamin Kimler |
| Martin | Richard | 23 Mar 1834 | 27 Feb 1883 | Yes | |||
| McNamer | (Infant) | 1939 | No | Buried w/Baugher Family | |||
| McVey | Maria | 7 Mar 1878 | Stone | w/o M, 36y, 9d. Death date may be May 3? | |||
| McVey | Martha | Nov 1868 | 11 Oct 1868 | Yes | d/o C M, 1m. | ||
| Miller | (Infant Male) | 10 Jan 1858 | Stone | s/o Peter & Ruth Ann Judson Miller | |||
| Miller | (Infant Male) | 2 Nov 1886 | 2 Nov 1886 | Stone | s/o Wm. Warder & Alice Miller | ||
| Miller | Aaron | 2 Nov 1886 | 21-Oct-03 | Stone | s/o Wm Warder & Alice Miller | ||
| Miller | Albert J | 13 Apr 1853 | 18-Nov-30 | Stone | s/o A F & Clarissa Morgan Miller | ||
| Miller | Alice L | Burlingame | 1868 | 1939 | Stone | ||
| Miller | Almeda | 6 Nov 1860 | 18 Sep 1862 | Yes | Twin of Almeron, d/o John & Amelia Miller | ||
| Miller | Almeron | 6 Nov 1860 | 22 Jun 1863 | Yes | Twin of Almeda, s/o John & Amelia Miller | ||
| Miller | Alpheus Franklin | 4 Dec 1814 | 8-Sep-00 | Obit | Yes | s/o Stephen & Lydia Lamb Miller, h/o Clarissa Morgan | |
| Miller | Amelia Urena | Hoskins | 24 Apr 1830 | 29-Apr-12 | Stone | d/o Alvin & Lucrecia Post Hoskins | |
| Miller | Ann | Tyrrel | 1861 | 1937 | Stone | w/o Dyghton, d/o Oliver & Melvina Johnston Tyrrel | |
| Miller | Barbara | Henry | 10 Mar 1802/3 | 22 oct 1847 | Yes | Possibly the earliest burial in this cemetery | |
| Miller | Clarrissa | Morgan | 10 Jan 1818 | 13 Jun 1889 | Yes | w/o Alpheus, Born in Ohio | |
| Miller | Dyghton R | 1855 | 1925 | Stone | s/o Alpheus & Clarissa Morgan Miller | ||
| Miller | Earnest G | 13 Jul 1860 | 23 Nov 1861 | Stone | s/o Wm Trescott & Harriett Miller, 1y, 4m, 10d. | ||
| Miller | Eliot Willard | 31 Oct 1852 | 20 Oct 1863 | Yes | s/o John & Amelia Hoskins Miller | ||
| Miller | Eliza Ann "Lida" | Roberts | 20 Oct 1860 | 30-Jul-55 | Stone | w/o Albert | |
| Miller | Elizabeth Smith | Tyrrel | 29 Nov 1829 | 9-Jul-16 | Stone | "Betsy" d/o Philander L & Lora Beebe Tyrrel | |
| Miller | Emma Pearl | 7 Feb 1886 | 18 Oct 1889 | Stone | d/o A J & E A 3y, 8m, 11d. | ||
| Miller | Frances | 19 Oct 1861 | 4 Nov 1886 | Yes | s/o Lewis S & Betsy Tyrrel Miller | ||
| Miller | John B | 8 Feb 1822 | 10 Oct 1890 | Stone | s/o Stephen & Lydia Lamb Miller | ||
| Miller | John H | 31 Aug 1816 | 9 Jun 1886 | Stone | s/o David & Barbara, h/o Abigail S Beebe | ||
| Miller | Lewis S | 30 Aug 1824 | 7-Jan-19 | Obit | Stone | ||
| Miller | Lucy Jane | 23 Sep 1850 | 22 May 1852 | Yes | d/o John & Amelia Hoskins Miller | ||
| Miller | Nathan U | 18 Aug 1889 | 1 Jan 1892 | Stone | s/o Wm. Warder & Alice Miller | ||
| Miller | Peter | 12 Dec 1855 | 20-Apr-30 | Stone | |||
| Miller | Salina | 27 Jun 1854 | 31 Oct 1872 | Stone | d/o Lewis & Betsy Tyrrel Miller. | ||
| Miller | Susan Elizabeth | Ruth | 26 Nov 1863 | 16-Apr-36 | Stone | m: twice, both husbands Miller, d/o Hiram Ruth | |
| Miller | William Warder | 17 Sep 1863 | 23-Mar-50 | Stone | s/o Lews & Betsy Tyrrel Miller | ||
| Morgan | (Infant) | Yes | Infant believed to be Morgan?? | ||||
| Morgan | Henry Clay | 20 Aug 1837 | 10 Nov 1863/8 | Yes | |||
| Morgan | Isaac H | 29 Sep 1861 | 21 Sep 1862 | Yes | s/o Henry & Olive Tyrrel Morgan | ||
| Morgan | Olive Myra | Tyrrel | 17 Jun 1837 | 16-Aug-09 | No | w/o Henry Clay Morgan, need obit | |
| Morgan | Sydney | 31 Jan 1866 | 15 Jan 1873 | Yes | s/o H C & O | ||
| Morgan | Viola | abt 1861 | 17 Feb 1881 | Stone | Top of stone is gone, uncertain about death year? | ||
| Newman | Jerrold | 24-May-11 | 25-May-11 | Stone | s/o John W Newman VI & Nora Carlton, twin/James | ||
| Newman | John | 1898 | 14 Sep 1899 | No | 1y,?d, born & died at Hynes, Bk 1, death records | ||
| Newman | John | 1821 | 11 Nov 1886 | Yes | Cemetery Map | ||
| Newman | John W | 11 Apr 1864 | 11 Nov 1886 | Stone | h/o Cora Tyrrel Newman Coon | ||
| Newman | John White VI | 1887 | 1957 | Stone | s/o Cora A Tyrrel & John Newman V | ||
| Newman | Liza | 20 Jan 1879 | 7 Feb 1880 | Stone | 1y, 15d | ||
| Newman | Mary J | 1858 | Oct 1870 | Stone | 12y, | ||
| Newman | Mary Marguerite | 28-Sep-09 | 17-Sep-10 | Obit | Stone | Died of Spinal Meningitis | |
| Newman | Nora Reed | 31 Aug 1889 | 2-Aug-59 | Stone | Probably w/o John VI | ||
| Parry | Florence Jenny | 7 Jun 1890 | 29-Jun-07 | Yes | d/o Selina & James Parry | ||
| Parry | James Michael | 11 Jul 1845 | 22-Dec-21 | Obit | Yes | ||
| Parry | Salina | 27 Feb 1893 | 27 Aug 1893 | Yes | d/o James M & Salina Parry | ||
| Parry | Sarah | abt 1807 | 8-Jun-06 | Yes | Was 99 years old | ||
| Parry | Selina | Newman | 6 Feb 1853 | 13 Mar 1893 | Yes | w/o James Michael Parry | |
| Parry | Tom | bef 1921 | No | s/o James & Salina Newman Parry, no proof he is here | |||
| Parry | William | 2 Feb 1814 | 27 Dec 1893 | Yes | Born in South Wales | ||
| Prall | Arthur A | 15 Dec 1875 | 23-May-37 | Stone | h/o Cora Belle DeRoss | ||
| Prall | Cora Belle | DeRoss | No | May be buried with Arthur Prall. No marker, Need to prove | |||
| Pruitt | Joseph F | 1936 | 1937 | Stone | Fun Home Marker, next to Dora DeRoss | ||
| Quick | Stephen | 5 Jun 1863 | 10-Jun-28 | Obit | No | Ref; Obit, NW corner of cemetery, per Darrell Wignall | |
| Rhatigan | Howard Dale | 23-Nov-15 | 19-Sep-91 | Stone | |||
| Riddle | Allie | 23 Aug 1871 | 31 Aug 1872 | Stone | d/o John Taylor & Harriet A Riddle | ||
| Riddle | Harriet A | Miller | 28 Jan 1847 | 14-Apr-03 | Obit | Yes | d/o Alpheus & Clarissa Morgan Miller |
| Riddle | John Taylor | 26 Feb 1844 | 29-Apr-12 | Obit | Stone | h/o Harriet A Miller | |
| Riddle | Marcia | 24 Jan 1869 | 16 Aug 1875 | Stone | d/o John T & Harriet A Riddle | ||
| Riddle | William Harley | 29 Jan 1882 | 1 Nov 1897 | Stone | s/o John T & Harriet A Riddle, Bk 1, death records | ||
| Ryel | Charles M | 3 Jul 1844 | 6 Mar 1874 | Stone | Civil War Vet | ||
| Ryel | Julia | 12 Jun 1821 | 24 Sep 1876 | Stone | m/o Martin Ryel | ||
| Ryel | Martin S | 4 Mar 1841 | 7 Mar 1871 | Yes | Civil War Vet | ||
| Simmons | Mary Etta | 24-Dec-32 | 24-Apr-01 | Obit | Yes | d/o Loney & Gladys Baugher | |
| Sinclair | Bertha May | Miller | 3 Dec 1880 | 5-Oct-41 | Obit | Stone | d/o Albert & Lida Roberts Miller |
| Sinclair | Eva Marie | 5-Jun-09 | 16-Aug-39 | Obit | Stone | d/o Bertha May & William Sinclair | |
| Sinclair | William | 1 Feb 1879 | 13-Dec-66 | Obit | Stone | ||
| Skinner | Harriet | 4 Aug 1880 | No | Info from death records, Unmarked Grave | |||
| Skinner | Mary | 8-Sep-00 | No | Death records say she is buried here | |||
| Skinner | William O | 8 Oct 1830 | 20 Jan 1888 | Stone | h/o Mary | ||
| Smith | (Female) | 1898 | 3 Oct 1899 | No | Monroe Co Death Rec, Book 1, 1y, | ||
| Smith | Genevieve | No | abt 6y, d/o Wm & Fernetta Chidester Beebe Smith | ||||
| Smith | William | No | 2nd h/o Fernetta Chidester Beebe | ||||
| Sperry | Sylvester Augustus | Registration | Stone | Co. I 8th IA Inf. 1st h/o Elizabeth Tyrrel | |||
| Tedrow | Mary M | Martin | 14 Apr 1860 | 27 Jul 1883 | Stone | w/o J R 23y, 3m, 13d | |
| Tyrrel | Amelia M | 13 Nov 1850 | 15 Apr 1852 | Stone | d/o Philander Lorenzo & Sarah Bates Tyrrel | ||
| Tyrrel | Charles P | 20 Feb 1844 | 18 Jan 1845 | Stone | s/o Philander Lorenzo & Sarah Bates Tyrrel | ||
| Tyrrel | Grace | Williams | 4 Jan 1877 | 25-Apr-08 | Stone | ||
| Tyrrel | Harriet M | 28 May 1846 | 6 May 1852 | Stone | d/o Philander Lorenzo & Sarah Bates Tyrrel | ||
| Tyrrel | Isaac Newton | 14 Apr 1840 | 14-Jan-08 | Obit | Stone | Co I. 2nd Cav. Civil War | |
| Tyrrel | James H | 12 Oct 1859 | 13-Jun-25 | Obit | Stone | s/o Philander & Sarah Bates Tyrrel | |
| Tyrrel | John K | 21 Nov 1880 | 2 Sep 1881 | Yes | s/o Isaac & Margaret Tyrrel. | ||
| Tyrrel | Lora | Beebe | 29 Jan 1794 | 21 Feb 1890 | No | Info from Monroe County Death Records. Age 96 | |
| Tyrrel | Margaret Jane | Riddle | 16 Nov 1846 | 11-Nov-27 | Stone | w/o Isaac Newton Tyrrel | |
| Tyrrel | Mary V | 18 Feb 1867 | 28 Oct 1880 | Stone | d/o Isaac & Margaret Riddle Tyrrel | ||
| Tyrrel | Melvina | Johnston | 25 Oct 1828 | 4-Feb-25 | Obit | Stone | d/o William & Abigail Childers Johnston |
| Tyrrel | Oliver Horace | 15 Sep 1817 | 12 Mar 1894 | Stone | s/o Philander Laurel & Lora Beebe Tyrrel | ||
| Tyrrel | Philander Laurel | 10 Dec 1789 | 24 Mar 1875 | No | no proof, death date from Thomas Rogers Diary | ||
| Tyrrel | Philander Lorenzo | 20 Aug 1812 | 11 May 1882 | Yes | s/o Philander Laurel & Lora Beebe Tyrrel | ||
| Tyrrel | Samuel B | 26 Apr 1832 | 14 Nov 1862 | Registration | Stone | Died in Civil War. Co. A 36 Reg. IA Vol. | |
| Tyrrel | Sarah | Bates | 2 Apr 1815 | 12 Mar 1880 | Stone | w/o Philander Lorenzo Tyrrel | |
| Tyrrel | William P | 6 Apr 1859 | 1-May-47 | Stone | |||
| Wignall | Eunice | 1903 | Stone | Date of 1903 - Death or birth?? | |||
| Wignall | Gladys | 1895 | Stone | Date of 1895 - don't know if birth or death date | |||
| Wignall | Henry | 15 Aug 1887 | Stone | s/o W & M Wignall | |||
| Wilson | Matt | 8 Oct 1850 | 22-Nov-02 | Stone | Bk 1, Monroe Co Death Rec. 52y, 1m,14d |
